My 8 year old son and I really enjoyed this book.It is about Cody, a 3rd grade boy, who moves during the school year and has to go to a new school.He misses his friends and worries that the kids at the new school will not accept him so he makes up a few lies to make his life seem more interesting.One of the lies he tells, being a champion roller skater, caches up with him when he is invited to a roller skating party.Cody has a solution - he cuts lunch to go to the library to read about roller skating.His skills are put to the test during the party with disastrous results.Betsy Duffey's book is very well written, entertaining and easy to read book with characters and a story line that a 3rd grader can relate to.Duffey also uses symbolism that is often overlooked in books for young readers.
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